Comparing Mercaptopurine vs Metronidazole
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. May also be prescribed off label for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal... View more |
Prescription only
Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is particularly effective at treating infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria and parasites. Alcohol and products containing propylene glycol should... View more |
Related suggestions Crohn's Disease, Acute
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| More about Mercaptopurine | More about Metronidazole | ||||||||||||||||
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Mercaptopurine has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 30 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Metronidazole has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 2377 ratings on Drugs.com. 45% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: mercaptopurine side effects in more detail. |
See also: metronidazole side effects in more detail. |
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| Purinethol, Purixan | Flagyl, Flagyl 375, Flagyl IV, Metro, Metro IV | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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2 hours |
20 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 251 drugs are known to interact with mercaptopurine:
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A total of 339 drugs are known to interact with metronidazole:
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April 28, 2014 |
January 22, 2014 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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